Persons linked to Fort Bragg thefts arrested in Laytonville

A couple in a parked SUV on a Laytonville area property July 18 were arrested when deputies learned the SUV was allegedly stolen. A number of items inside the vehicle were reported stolen from a series of thefts from the Fort Bragg.

A routine trespassing call on Woodruff Road, north of Laytonville, led deputies to the allegedly stolen SUV and the arrest of Tellie Jo Simmons, 30, of Laytonville, and Eugene Peterson, 31, of Ukiah.

Both also had outstanding warrants. Simmons and Peterson were arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, vehicle theft, receiving stolen property and outstanding prior warrants.